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(43) Date of publication: 20.02.2019 Bulletin 2019/08 (21) Application number: 17717854.8 (22) Date of filing: 11.04.2017

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  F16C 29/04(2006.01) F16C 29/00(2006.01) B60N 2/46(2006.01) F16C 33/38(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/GB2017/051004 (87) International publication number: WO 2017/178805 (19.10.2017 Gazette 2017/42)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME Designated Validation States: MA MD (30) Priority: 13.04.2016 GB 201606387 (71) Applicant: Accuride International Limited Northampton NN4 7AS (GB)	(72) Inventor: HARVEY, Michael David Northampton Northamptonshire NN4 0TT (GB) (74) Representative: Jackson, Richard Eric  Carpmaels & Ransford LLP One Southampton Row London WC1B 5HA London WC1B 5HA (GB)